Envelop-addresser.



No. 876,913. PATENTED JAN.14, 1908. R. N. ROGERS. BNVELOP ADDRESSER. APPLICATION FILED .TAN.20. 1906.

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No. 876,913. PATENTBD JAN. 14, 1903 v R. N, ROGERS.

BNVBLOP ADDRESSER.

APPLIGATION FILED .IAN.20. 1906.

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' l lzwfeniqp Mel] 11112 39965 IATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

R. N. ROGERS.

ENVELOP ADDRESSER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20. 1906. 5 SHEETS SHEET 3 detail plan view RUSSELL N. ROGERS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNOR'TO ROGERS ADDRESSER COMPANY,

or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPOBnTION OF ILLINOIS.

ENVELOP-ADDRESSEB.

Specification of Letters ?Patent.

Patented J an. 14, 1908.

Application filed M 20.1906. Ser'ialNo. 297.001.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Russian. N. R'o'enns, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented a certain new, useful, and 1m roved En velop-Addresser, of which the f0 owing is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I, My invention relates to improvements in addressing machines, and has special referwherein address carriers or type plates are employed.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an addressing machine that shall be of very sim 1e construction and of comparatively sma costand which shall be capable of performing its work with great neatness and despatch.

The special objects of the invention are to provide a small, durable and rapid addressing machine to be operated by hand or by pow er. Also to provide an a dress machine which plates from a stack, and, after they have performed their functions, place or re stack the same in a receptacle for further use upon the machine;

A further object of the invention is to provide an addressing machinewhich shall not 'only also re-stack its type platesbut which shall invert and stack the addressed envelops or cards as they leave the machine.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a reliable self-feeding mechanism for delivering the envelops to the printing mechanism.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

My invention consists generally in an addressing machine of the construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims; and will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 1s a perspective view of an addressing machine embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine, the plate guide and the envelop-feeding device being shown in section; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line m:c of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a rear end elevation of the machine; Fig. .5 is a of the printing end of the machine, showing shall be adapted to take a dress the envelop-feeder, the upper, pressure, roll being removed; Fig. 6 is a sectional, vertical detail of the envelo -feeding device; Fig. 7 is a similar view s owing -.-the parts as they appear at the moment when an envelop is started between the printing ll Fig. 8 is a perspect've view of t e lower the adjustable enveloprawing member belonging to the printing roll; and Fig. 10 is a perspective detail of the late stack frame andinking roll, 'showi ow the same are joined to theirame of t e machine; Fig. 11 1s a perspective view of the front side of the plate or stack holder, showing how the plates are taken from the drawer and placed in the holder; and Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a novel type plate which I employ with my machine.

My invention is capable of embodiment in many dilferent forms and its essential elementary mechanisms, while distinctly co-dependent in the machine herein illustrated are capable of employment alone or in conjunction with less than the Whole number of elements; and, as. will be understood-from the following, my invention is not confined to the certain or specific constructions illustrated in the drawings, as both the construction and arrangement of the elements and parts of my machine may be readily modified y one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I have here illustrated, and shall describe, my invention as com rised or presented in the form of a sma compact machine, adapted to be placed upon a table or desk and operated by a person standing or sitting beside it.

tion will be facilitated by brief mention and description of the principle elements and elementary mechanism composing the machine herein shown. 7

An endless conveyer, B, preferably occupying a horizontal plane, is arranged in a ight frame, A, an means (preferably a crank) are employed for rotating the con veyer. Above the rear end of the conveyer is a holder, 0, to receive a stack of type lates, P. Infront of the holder is an inking evice, D. The conveyer, B, is provided with lugs or ins which engage the bottom. plate, P, in t e holder. Thereby the plates are successively extracted from the holder, C, the type being inked as the plates pass beprinting roll; Fig. 9 1s a (perspective detail of A thorough understanding of the invenneath the inking device, D. Associated with the upper part of the conveyer is a light bed or plate, F, having flanges which protect and guide the ends or edges of the type-plates, P, during their forward movement.

The printing mechanism which cooperates with successive type-plates, to im ress the addresses upon envelops, E, whic are in Lposition to receive the ty holder,

tween which the plates,

suitably fed thereto, is arranged at the forward end of the conveyer and preferably comprises two simple. rolls, G and. H, be-

P, and envelops, 11], pass. The larger (G) of the printing or pres sure rolls is preferably mounted on the shaft at the'forward end of the conveyer, B, that is, the larger roll is co-axial with the forward end of the belt conveyer and the other roller, H, is yieldingly held against the same, to afford the necessary pressure upon the type.

An envelop receptacle or feeder is arranged above the conveyer, B, near the upper printing roller, H, and by means of a simple mechanism operating automatically, the envelops, E, are taken between the rolls, G and H, one by one, in time to meet the type plates.

envelop inverting devlce, K, is arranged in front of the printing rolls. The parts of this deviceare of very simple form.

hey do notpartake-of any movement and are little more than guides, so arranged that each envelo dropping thereon will be'discharged an inverted by the envelop which follows. The ty e-plate recovering or restacking device as for its chief element a drawer or slide, L, placed in the lower part of the frame, A, beneath the conveyer, B, e-plates as they away from the forwar end of the conveyer. A mechanism, M, actuated fr'om the conveyer shaft and operating in the forward end of thedrawer, L, engages each plate as it dro s into the drawer and moves 1t back to ma e room for the next late. ment of my machine inc these drawers filled with type-plates, and in operating the machine a stack of plates are first em tied from a drawer, L, into the (l at the rear end of the machine. The empty drawer is then placed in the lower part of the machine in readiness to receive thesame plates as fast as they are used. Thus the machine is completed and made ready for use. A number of envelops, E, are now laced in the feeder, I, at the forward en of the machine. When the conveyer, B, is operated (by the crank shown) the ty e plates and the envelops are automatica lly fed between the printing rolls, G and H, the operation of the machine being The equipudes a number of completed by the inversion and stacking of the envelo s and the replacing of the t e plates in t e plate drawer, L. The re ed drawer is then removed from the machine and the operation is, or may be, repeated with the contents ofanother drawer.

be referred to hereinafter explained. a The shaft, b*, is held in the bearing blocks, b. in the jaws or portions, 0/, ofthe side frames and the conveyer belts are held under proper tension by set screws, a, in the side frames and ressing against the bearing blocks, b". The orward shaft, 12 ings, a in the frame,

and to this shaft I attach a crank, b,

for rotating the conveyer.

-The type-plate which I prefer to employ with my machine is of the form best shown in Fig. 12. The plate is made of sheet metal. The type, 2, are applied to the face of the plate, extending crosswise thereof to occupy a longitudinal position in the machine. Portions of the plateare turned up to form clips, p ,;..for securing a reading or information card, .17 thereon. At the ends of the late are slots, p, which, when the plate is aoed in the machine, overlie the conveyer c ains, in position to receive the lugs or ins, b Supporting ridges, p are provide on the en s of the plate, by turning the ends upward and inward. The height of the ridges slightly exceeds the height of the type, to prevent mutilation of the type when the plates are stacked, one upon the other in the manner shown in Fig. 2. A number of these lates are laced, face upward, in the plateolder, 0, the lower plate lying close to the to of the conveyen The conveyer is rotate( in the direction of the arrows-Fig. 2and the arrangement is such that each pair of pins, 6 on the conveyer, will engage a respective bottom plate in the stack and move the same forward toward the printing mechanism. a

The plate or stack holder, construction, being preferably a simple frame, comprising a light base portion, 0, a

cross bar, a, and the corner, angle-bars, c. If desired, the angle bars, 0 may be connected' across the back. The base portion, 0 has outwardly extending flanges, 0 which are accommodated in the horizontal slots, a in the frame portions, a". I resort to These are slidable I is journaled in bear- C, is of simple I this construction in order that the holde'n-C, I

may be readily detached fromthe frame of the machine, for convenience in packing and shipping the machine Theholder also has inwardly extending base flanges, 0 I These form a partial floor in the holder and support the plates, P, above the conveyer. The cross bar, 0 is elevated suificiently to form being above the floor flanges, 1:,

the space or slot needed to permit the. botthe to s of the angle bars, serves to prep P. The plate, 3

vent t e accidental dislodgment of the -up-. .p r i lates in a high stack.

e inking mechanism preferably comprises an ink roller, (1%, pressed upon by s rings, (1 arranged in small bearlngs, d pro vided on the front of the cross bar, 0 An auxiliary to the inking mechanism is provided in the form of an incline, riser or wedge surface, 1 provided on the guard plate, F, beneath the inking roll. The type plate on leaving the holder rides over the 1ncline, d, and is thereby held u against the inking roll, d; uniformity of in 'ng is thereby insured.

The conveyeris in ltself capable of support ing the type plates, but to prevent the accldental displacement to provide vmeans for securing the plates upon the top of the conveyer and for protecting the ends of the plates while in motion. This means com rises the bridge or bed plate, F, preferab y formed of sheet metal. The edges, f, of this plate, are bent upwardly and veyer belts and the ends of the type plates, F, is attached to therear, upper end of the frame and may also be attached to the frame portions, a. ends of the uide flanges, f are preferably flaredsee I the plate-holder to facilitate the plates. The guides thus'formed serve to hold the plates in place over the pins or lugs on the conveyer, and guide the ends of the plates so that they cannot be dislodged during their movement across the top of the conveyer.

-The printing mechanism is arranged at the forward end of the conveyer. As before stated, the printing roll, G, is preferably arranged on the conveyer shaft, b It is thus co-axial with the end of the-conveyer and occupies the space between the sprocket wheels, b The circumference of this wheel preferably somewhat exceeds the length of the longest envelop to be addressed or printed and is equal to the external circumference of the sprocket wheels. The top of the conveyer therefore approaches the printing roll at a tangent thereto, so that as the type plate leaves the upper part of the conveyer it is supported by the printing roll, G. The upper roll, H, may be of less diameter, and isarranged upon the swinging arms, h Springs, W, or ravity, hold the pressure roll against the r0 1, G. An envelop which is laid over a type-plate about to enter between t pe.

of the latter, I prefer inwardly to overhang the con-.

The rear adiacent to the exit slot of the entrance of I the r5115,

with and the pressure. being sufiicient for the will move between the rolls there-"- purpose will receive the imprint of the inked During the time that the plate and t e envelop are passing between the rolls, theup er roll Wlll yield to the movement thereo that is, be rotated thereby. To drive the roll it out of contact with the lowerroll, use lar e and small drive-wheels or pulleys, b" an h upon the shafts, b and h. Another reason for thus supporting the pressure roll is that the latter is made of a soft composition, ada would be istorted if pressed directly against the roller, G.

. My machine may be tions, a, and operating in conjunction with ted to yield to the type and at' other times and to support used without means 7 for automatically feeding the envelops, the

the stop and restraining fingers shown in I Figs. 2, 5, 6 and 7.

The envelops are placed on end in the tray or envelop holder, i, resting upon the in clines, '5, provided in the bottom thereof.

. Observe that the back plate t extends less than half way up the envelop. The tendency of the who e pack of envelops is to tip backwardly at the top and this is only prevented by the lateral pressure of the first en-' velop when thereare quite a number in the holder or tray as shown; but when only those upon the horizontal part supporting action of the preceding envelops being absent, the remaining envelops willt1p backwardly at their upper ends and thus their lower ends will shp off said horizontal surface onto the inclined surface and against the feedr'oll H. The effectof the incline is to thrust the lower or forward envelop against of 1'. remain, the

the rotating pressure roll, H. The latter is I preferably provided with rubber surfaces or ands, i upon its ends, and these serve to draw down the envelop which is in contact therewith. Small spring fin ers, i, which extend from the bottom of t e holder to a point close to the pressure roll, permit a sinle envelo to pass downward between the ngers an the rolls, meantime holding back the second envelop, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. The bands or elevations, i on the pressure roll, cooperate with the springs, i*, to bend the envelop transversely and thus assist in holdin .the second envelop away from'the v ends ,0 the fingers, '11. The pull of the 'pres sure roll, H, and its end bands, is sufficient to feed the envelop forward as soon as it comes said cams are formed means for making the feed intermittent in order that the movement of the envelops shall correspond with the arrival of successive printing plates-at the rolls. To this end I provide sto fingers, dogs or hooks, L beneath the roll, H,'and adapt them to rise and drop to retard and release an envelop which has been drawn down by the roller, H. The fingers, '6 are preferably attached to the end of the guard plate F, and are operated by cams on the roller, G. As shown, in and upon said roll, rooves into which the fingers or dogs may all, and i being the cams proper whereby t e dogs are raised into the path of the envelop to stop its movement until the arrival of a typelate, P. The dogs or fingers, iysink into t e grooves during the passage of the type-plate and the envelop, and are then raised by the cams in time to catch and hold back the next envelop, to await the arrival of the next type plate.

i being the cam To insure the starting of the envelop atexactly the right moment, a flexible or rubber piece, i is provided on the roll, G, to engage the end of the envelop at the moment it is released from the sto ,s, i The rotation of the roll, G, has a de nite relation to the positions of the plate lugs or pins b, on the conveyer, hence the relation of the starting or draft iece, i to an approaching type plate is a so fixed. This being the case, the point at which the imprint of the type will be applied to the envelop and the adaptation of the machine to envelops of different sizes may be determined and accomplished by simply shifting the draft piece, i backward or forward upon the roll, G. To adjust the machine for short envelops, the piece, i is moved rearwardly, while for longer envelops it is moved forward on the roll, G. It should be observed that the adjustment of the draft piece makes necessary the adjustment of the cams, i, for the reason that the stops, i must always be dropped away before the draft piece engages the envelop; otherwise there would be danger of tearing the envelop. As like adjustments of the parts, i and i are required they are preferably formed in one piece, as shown in Figs. 5, 8 and 9. Screws, '5, serve to secure the parts in either of three or more positions.

It will be understood that the envelop starts between the rolls somewhat in advance of the type-plate, and, being lon er than the type plate, emerges therefrom after the pasing device, K.

The plate drawer and the inverting device are supported u on a sub-frame, comprising a shallow tray, and the side pieces, J, rising from the forward end thereof. The tray is attached to the frame by screws or rivets, j, and the parts J and J, are stationary.

he forward edges of the plates or side pieces, J, are beveled or inclined at a suitable angle, and support the plate, K, the latter being preferably pivoted on ins or screws, 7c, near its upper end to permit the drawer L to be drawn out. The lower end of plate, K, has a foot or ledge, k, to receive the envelops as shown in Fig. v1, and at the up er end of the plate is a strip of'rubber or t e like, k The strip, k is all roll, G. The rolls envelop off the rubber stri is about to leave the rol s. upon the rubber strip and is retarded therebythat is, the frictional resistance of the rubber strip is sufficient to prevent the nick flight of the envelop when discharged om the rolls and being retarded, the envelo topples over the up er end of the plate, and drops upon the edge, W. The plate, K, 1s

old the forwardly'moving until the envelop shorter than the envelop. so that the upperv end of the latter is leftlstandin above the retarding strip, k As a natura result, the

next envelop that is projected from the rolls strikes the standing envelop and inverts it by causing it to top le over ,the ledge, 7g, and to fall, face upward upon the table or into a receiver (not shown), at the end of the ma'-' chine. Fig. 1.

The type-plate drawer is well shown in Figs. 1 and 2; it is also partially shown in Figs- 3, 4 and 11. When the lower end of the plate, K, is elevated, the either slipped in or withdrawn from the drawer des or sub-frame, and when first laced t erein, is empty, the plates having been previously emptled into the plate- This operation is clearly indicated in holder, 0, in the'manner indicated in F1 11.

The drawer is preferably made of meta and its bottom is provided with longitudinal ribs or rails, v I. These ribs su port the type plates, as shown in Fig. 3 and reduce the frlctionbetween the same and the bottom of the drawer. The plates therefore slide freely in the drawer, which is provided with a su porter of suitable form, such as is used In card index drawers. The rear end of the drawer may be cut away, if desired, to avoid interference with the in g roll, and to lessen the drop of the plates when the drawer is being emptied-see Fig. 11. The forward end of the drawer is formed by a separate iece, l, suitably attached to the sides and ottom and usually having a. handle. The slotting of the rear end of the drawer and the separate formation of its forward end permlts the crimping of the bottom to form the inte ral' ribs or rails, I. (See Figs. 3 and 11.) T e plates as they fall from the conveyor htly below the top of the Then it drops drawer may be I are guided by the tmderside of the plate, K

v and also by curved spring finglers, 1:, formed thereon, these, with an auxi plate, is, adjacent to the roll, G, forming a 5 plate chute to direct the plates into the end of the drawer. These cause the plate to drop into the forward end ofthe drawer in upright position. I

the conveyer, an for'the purpose of-re acking them neatly in the drawer, I em a packer-bar, m, which reciprocates in the fbrward end of the drawer. Normally this bar occupies a groove, 1", drawer, but as soon as a plate drops upon the bottom of the drawer, the bar, m, moves back, and, engaging the plate, pushes it and all of the others, toward the rear end of the drawer, to make room for the next plate. The bar operates in notches at the forward end of the drawer, and in slots, J, in the side plates, J. The packer-bar is operated from the conveyer shaft, 11 the connection being through the cam pins, m, the upright levers, m and the horizontal connecting rods, m. Springs, m maintain the bar in its forward position except when en aged and operated by crank pins, m. The ever, m is pivoted on the frame beneath the drawer, preferably upon the brace bar, a-

I utilize the upper ends of the levers, m, to prevent the conveyer from being turned backward, providing them with lateral extensions or lugs, m, to form stops for the crank pin, m when the rotation is reversed.

The packer bar-or displacement bar as it may be termed-.occupies a position midway ofthe height of the drawer, and to 'ermit the free insertion and withdrawal of t drawer, this bar must be raised. l the-reiore arrange slots, J, in the side pieces, J, wherein the bar may be raised and locked during the manipulation of the drawer.

As a general statement of the operation of the invention precedes the foregoing detailed description of the parts, and as the operation of the several elements has been fully defined in connection with the description of their form and arrangement, it is deemed unnecesand operation of the machine, beyond stating that the operation is very rapid and that the machine performs its work with a degree of neatness and accuracy hitherte unattained. 4

It is obvious that the several component arts or elementary mechanisms comprised in my machine -as for example, the platefeeding mechanism, .of the envelop inverting mechanism, or the restacking mechanismmay be employed separately or in connection with fewer associated mechanisms than herein shown, and that so much of my invention as pertains to each is not confined to itsassoaa ciatlon with the others, although all are reary. incline or in the end of the ,holder or magazine, in combination with 5 plate inking means, a rotary printing mechamsm, rota rolls, in combination with means for feeding t e-plates between said rolls, an envelop f ho der adj acent to said rolls, one of said rolls adapted to draw envelops from said holder, 1 envelop stops for preventing the passage ,of envelops between said rolls, and means for retracting said stops upon the arrival of 5 a printing plate at the printing rolls.

down, to said printing mechanism, and

sary to furthersui'mmarize or define the use quired in substantially the manner specified in the case of the specific machine under special consideration.

It is also obvious that numerous modifications and alterations maybe made inthe specific structure without de arting from the spirit of my invention, andl do not confine my invention to such specific structure or to To prevent'th dpiling of the plates beneath:

the specific construction of the several elementary mechanisms entering into the same.

Having described my 1nvent1on,. I claim as new and desire. to secure by Letters Patent: J A

I. In an addressing machine, a type plate plate feeding means operating to convey p ates from the magazine to said printing mechanism, an envelop holder, one 1 member of said mechanism being in position {to frictionally engage and draw down the front envelop in said holder, and inter- .mittent feed controllingmeans below said :.member and co-acting with said mechanism to complete the withdrawal of an envelop from said holder-after it has been drawn down by said member.

2. In an addressing machine, printing 3 In an addressing machine, the combinatrpn of a printing mechanism with automatic means for feeding envelops, face means whereby each envelop while leaving the printing mechanism is caused to invert the next preceding envelop, substantially as described.

4. In an addressing machine, the combination of a printing mechanism with an envelop holder adjacent thereto a portion of said mechanism being. adapted to withdraw envelops from said holder, intermittent envelop stopping and releasing meansactuated by said mechanism, and envelop inverting means upon-the delivery side of said printing mechanism, substantially"as described.

5. In an addressing machine, two rolls, in combination with means for feeding typeplates between said rolls intermittently, an envelop holder so positioned that one of said rolls is adapted for frictional engagement with the forward envelop in the holder,

intermittent envelop stopping and releas in means, and means for rotating the said ro'ls, substantially as described.

I 6. in an addressing machine, a pair of pressure rolls, in combination with means to receive envelopes in an inclined position,

and a retarder on said envelop receiver for causingthe envelops to lodge u on the latter in position to be inverted by t e succeeding envelop, substantially as described.

.7. In an addressing machine a rotary printing mechanism and means for feeding envelops thereto, in combination with an inclined envelop receiver provided at the opposite side of said mechanism and having a retarding device at its upper end, and an envelop receiving ledge at its lower end, substantially as and for the purpose specified. i

8. In an addressing machine, a frame, in

combination with a type-plate holder or magazine, said frame and magazine being slidably engaged, an inking device provided" on said magazine and therewith removable from said frame, and a type-plate feedin means operating in said frame beneath sai holder, substantially as descr bed.

9. In an addressmg machine, the combination of an endless belt type-plate conveyer, with a type-plate holder or magazine arranged above the rear end of said conveyer, printing rolls arranged at the forward end of said conveyer, intermittent envelo feeding devices arranged between said rol s, and an envelo holder or magazine arranged above said conveyer at the intake side' of said rolls, substantially as described.

10. In an addressing machine, a printing mechanism, in combination with type-plate feeding means, envelop feeding means, a

type-plate receptacle beneath said printin mechanism, and a packer provided in said receptacle, and operable therein, said packer being adapted to be raised out of said receptacle to permit the withdrawal thereof, su stantially as described.

11-.'In an addressing machine, a rotary printing mechanism, in combination with respective automatic means for intermittently feeding type-plates and envelops thereto, a type-plate receiver arranged be- -neath said printing mechanism, a packer provided in said receiver and automatically operated in time with the envelop and plate.

feeding means, and an envelop receiver-arranged in front of said plate receiver, substantially as described.

12. In an addressing machine a rotary printing-mechanism, in combination wit respective means for intermittently feeding type-plates and envehzps thereto, a typeplate receptacle arrange beneath said print-' mg mechanism, a packer provided in said receptacle, and envelop inverting means to printing.

receive the envelops from the printing mechanism, substantially as described.

13. In an addressing machine, the combination of rotary printing rolls with respective automatic means for simultaneously feeding type plates and envelops to and between said rolls, the arrangement being such that the envelops are superimposed upon the t e lates and are freed there-from by the fal o the type plates at the discharge side of the lower roll, and a repackingd'evice arranged and' operating beneath said rolls to receive the dlscharged type plates, substantially as described.

14. In an addressing machine, the combination of rotary printmg rolls with respective means for simultaneously feeding type plates and envelops between said rolls a type-plate repackmg device arranged and operating beneath said rolls, and an envelop receiving and inverting device arranged above and in front of said repacking devlce, substantially as described.

15. In an addressing machine, a frame, in I combination with a type-plate holder or magazine, inking means, an envelop holder, a type-plate feeder operating beneath said magazine and envelop holder, a printing mechanism cooperating with said feeder, a drawer or tray removably. arranged in the frame beneath said mechanism, to receive plates therefrom, and a packer opcrating in said drawer, substantially. as describe v 16. In an addressing machine,- a type plate feeder, in combination with a printing mechanism adapted to ceive an envelop and a t e adapted to discharge bo tii t and the envelop, envelo guiding means at the discharge side of sai mechanism, means beneath the envelop guiding means, adapted to guide or direct at the discharge side of said mechanism, a drawer beneath said mechanism to receive late an also e type plate the plates from the last mentioned guiding means, a reciprocating said drawer and means t of which said packer is actuated by said printing mechanism, substantially as described.

17. In an addressing machine, a suitable acker operable in frame and a type-plate feeder operable therein, in combination with a type-plate holder having plate supporting flanges above said feeder and provided with a plate exit slot, an ink roll arranged above sald slot, and plate elevating" means arranged beneath said roll, substantially as described.

18. In anaddressingmachine, a airofv rolls, in combination with plate ceding means, an envelop holder having inclined ribs or ways in its bottom and adapted to simultaneousl re-' ough the medium the type plate downward;

present envelops against one of said rolls,

-: suitable cooperating envelop etc 'r'eieasing means actuated in 'Iate'feeding means, of}?- "for sppporting said sltion, substantia g s tlme w t Sud feeder, substantially as described.

19. In an addressing machine, the combi meansfor actuating said packer, and means ack'er in non-operating y as described.

- 20. In anaddressing machine, aprinting substanti nation of a printing mechanism mechanism, in combination with means for if feeding type plates thereto, an envelo holder adjacent to said mechanism, sai

mechanism being adapted to withdraw envelops from said holder, one at a-time, envelop stops for controlling the feed of envelqps betweenthe members of said mechanism and means for retracting said stops upon the arrival of a rintin plate at said mechanism;

ally as escribed.

21. In an addressing machine, a printing mechanism including an envelo drawing roll, "in combination'with means or feeding ty plates to said mechanism, an envelop ho der adjacent to said roll, said roll acting continuously to draw envelops from said holder and means preventing the forward movement of an envelop by said roll except upon the arrival of a rinting plate at said mechanism; substantia ly as described.

22. In an addressing machine, the combiwith an en-' velop holder adjacent thereto, a portion of said mechanism being adapted to withdraw envelo s from said holder, envelop stopping and re easing means actuated by said mechanism and suitable printing plate feeding means; substantially as described.

23. 'In an addressing machine a printing mechanism and means for feeding envelops thereto, in combination with'an inclined envelop receiver provided at the opposite side of said mechanism and having a retarding device at its upper end, and an envelop receiving ledge at its lower end; substantially as and for the purpose specified.

24. In an addressing machine a printing mechanism in combination with an lnclined envelop receiver provided at the discharge side of said mechanism and having a retarding device at its upper end and an envelop receiving ledge at its lower end; substantially as and for the purpose specified.

25. In an addressing machine, a .suitable frame, in combination with a type plate holder, bridging the rear end of said frame, a rotary plate conveyer operating beneath said plate holder to extract type plates therefrom, printing mechanism at the forward end of said frame, an envelop holder adjacent to the intake side of said printing mechanism, between the rinting mechanism and the type plate hol der, said printing mechanism amaze mechanism, a packer normally positioned in said drawer,

. sides -of the drawer,

being adapted to withdraw envelops from saidenvelop holder and suitable means, between the members of said printing mechanism, controlling the envelop feeding action of saidv mechanism, substantially as described.

26. In an addressing machine, the combination with printing mechanism, of a drawer to receive the type plates as they fall from said mechanism in upright position, a' transverse packer bar passing through slots in the means to oscillate said bar horizontally after the fall of each type plate,'and means per 'tting the elevation of the packer bar and the removal of said drawer, substantially as described.

27. In an addressing machine, in combination with printing mechanism, a drawer to receive type plates as they fall from said mechanism, type plates in said drawer, a transverse packer ar passing through slots in the sides of the drawer, means to move said bar and type plates after the entrance of each 't e plate, and means permitting the remova of the packer bar and the removal of said drawer; substantially as described.

28. In an addressing machine, a frame and a pair of drawing rolls therein, in combination with a type-plate conveyer op'erating over the lower r0 1, a type-plate magazine, an envelop holder having an incline bottom terminating close to the intake side of the upper roll, whereby the latter is adapted to continuously engage and draw down upon the outermost or first envelop in the holder, second envelop supporting devices at the bottom of said holder to support or hold back the envelop following the first and said upper roll having enlarged ends adjacent to said devices, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

29. In an addressing machine, a drawing roll of soft material having enlarged ends, in combination with an envelop holder having an inclined bottom and flexible fingers projecting therefrom into substantial, but not actual, contact with the middle portion of said roll at points adjacent to the enlarged ends thereof, a coacting roll beneath the first mentioned roll and means for delivering inked type plates uponsaid coacting roll in time with the feeding of envelops, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

30. In an addressing machine, a drawing roll, in combination with an envelop holder having an inclined bottom, to present the sides and lower ends of successive first envelops against the side of said roll, restraining devices comprising yieldable fingers projecting from the lower part of said holder toward the middle portion or body of said roll, to support second envelops, and intermittent envelop draft means and type plate feeding means,'both means co-acting with said roll, substantially as described.

neath said restraining devices, a type late 5 plate devices, means beneath said devices auto:

said means and coacting roll, su

holder and means for feeding plates t erefrom to said rolls and for operating said dogs to release an envelop upon the arrival of a 32'. In an addressing machine, a box or holder having a bottom and open at the front, in combination with second en 'velop restraining devices at the edge of said bottom, a drawing roll having its side in close proximity to the ends of said restraining devices and adapted to continuously engage the first envelop in the holder, and to draw the same down past said restraining matically limiting the initial down draft or movement of 'the first envelop, a coacting roll having cams adapted to operate said means and a type plate feeder operating over stantially as described.

33. In an addressing machine, a holder to receive a pack of articles such as envelops,

placed on edge therein, said holder having an open front towards which the articles are 40 device,

5 for feeding address 5 roll adiacent to said holder pressed, in combination with restraining means projecting from the bottom of said holder, a drawing and pressure roll presenting its intake side thereto, a coacting draft stop and releasing means inserted and removed from the path of each article with drawn from the holder by said roll in advance of the operation of said draft device thereon, a coacting pressure roll, and means plates. between said rolls, substantially as described.

34. In an addressing machine, an envelop holder or magazineha an 0 en front, in combination with a frictiona drawing to engage the front envelop therein, second envelop supporting withholding devices. at the bottom of said holder, first envelop stoppi and releasing means arranged beneath sai holder and roll and periodically actuated, a

' cooperating drawing and pressure roll for extracting an envelop from the-holder when released, and mechanism for feeding inked ype-plates between said rolls, substantially 66. as described.

' take side of the upper r0 35. In an addressing machine, a pair of rolls suitably pressed \together, in combina-v tion with an envelop holder having an inclined bottom terminating adjacilent to the in;

, enve op stop an at the rolls, substantially as described.

drawin releasing means beneath said bottom and actuate by the lower roll, and mechanism for feeding address plates between said rolls, substantially as described.

36. In a machine of the class described, a pair of drawing rolls, in combination with a tray containing means for therein feeding the articles to be printed upon forward against the intake side of the upper roll, whereby the latter is adapted to draw envelops from said holder, supporting devices at the bottom of .said tray permitting the passage of only one article at a time, feed controlling means beneath said devices, at the intake opening of said rolls, a typeplate holder, inking means,

and a type-plate feeder adapted to deliver plates to said rolls at a point between said devices and said controlling means, subtantially as described.

37. In a machine of the classdescribed, the combination of a printing mechanism, with an envelop holder adjacent thereto, a portion of said mecha 'sm being adapted to withdraw envelops from said holder, intermediate stopping and releasing means actuated by said mechanism, and a type-plate feeder, substantially as described.

38. In an addressing machine, a frame, in combination with shafts therein, belt wheels thereon, belts operating on respective pairs of wheels, and provided with lugs at intervals, an address plate holder above said belts wherefrom said lugs are ada ted to remove address plates, printing rol envelo stop dogs arranged between said rolls, an beneath the tops of said belts, means u on the lower roll for operating said dogs, an an envelop tray presenting a flexible ed e to the .intakeside of the upper printing ro as and for the purpose specified.

39. In an addressing machine, a frame, in combination with a printing roll, the circumference of which length of an envelop, a coacting printing and roll of less diameter and above the first rol stop dogs attached to the frame, extending between said rolls and periodicall actuated, means for periodicall feeding ad dress plates between said ro s over said do s, and an envelop holder for feeding en-. vel ops to said drawing roll, and presenting a flexible edge to the intake side thereof, substantially as described.

40. In an addressing machine, a frame, in combination with a printing roll, the circumference of which substantially equals the length of an envelop, a draft device or rib upon said roll, a coacting printing and draw: infi roll of less diameter and above the first ro stop dogs attached to the frame, extending between said rolls and periodically actuated, means for periodicall feedingaddress plates between said ro s over said dogs, and an envelop holder for feedin enve ops to said drawingroll, and presenting a substantially equals the velop at a time,

'stantially as described.

. the intake side flexible edge to the intake side thereof, sub- 41. In an addressing machine, a frame, in

combination with a printing roll, the circum-' ference of which substantially equals the length of an envelop, a draft device or rib upon said roll, a cam provided on said roll, a coacting printing and drawin roll of less diameter and above the first rol a stop dog attached to the frame, extending between said rolls and actuated by said cam, means for periodically feeding address plates between said rolls over said dog, an envelop holder adapted to feed upstan ing envelops against of said drawing roll, means interposed between the bottom of the holder and the side of said drawing roll, preventing the withdrawal of more than one ensubstantially as described. 42. In an addressing machine, a typeplate holder to contain a stack of plates in combination with a belt conveyer, having lugs to remove plates from said holder, a pair of printing rolls at the opposite end of the conveyer, distant from said holder, one of said rolls being coaxial with its end of the conveyer, inking means between the ends of the conveyer and above the same, an envelop holder also above said conveyer and between the ends thereof, said holder adapted 'to present the lower ends of upstanding envelops to the intake side of the upper printing roll, to be withdrawn thereby, means preventing the withdrawal of more than one envelop at a time, and stop dogs operating beneath the ,top of said conveyer and between said rolls to engage and periodically release envelops for passage between said rolls, with'respective type-plates, substantially as described.

43. In an addressing machine, a type-plate holder to contain a stack of plates, in combination with a belt conveyer, having lugs to remove plates from said holder, a pan of printing rolls at the opposite end of the conve er, distant from said holder, one of said ro s being coaxial with its end of the conveyer, inking means between the ends of the conveyer and above the same, an envelop holder also above said conveyer and between the ends thereof, said holder adapted to re-v ops to the intake side of the upper printing roll, to be withdrawn thereby, means preventing the withdrawal of more than one envelop at a time, stop dogs operating beneath the top of said conveyer and between said rolls to engage and periodically release envelops for passage between said rolls, with respective type-plates, an envelop receiver at the dis- .c arge side of said rolls, and a type plate receiver beneath the lower roll, substantially.

as described.

44. In an addressing machine, a typeplate holder to contain a stack of plates, in

combination with a belt conveyer, having lugs to remove plates from said holder, 9.

I pair of printing rolls at the opposite end of the conve' er, distant from sa1 holder, one

of said rol s being coaxial with its end of the p conveyer, inking means between the conveyer and above the same, an envelop holder also above said conveyer and between the ends thereof, said holder adapted to resent the lower ends of-upstanding enveib s to the intake side of the upper printing r0 1, to be withdrawn thereby, means preventing the withdrawal of more than one envelop at a time, stop dogs operating beneath the top of said conveyer and between said rolls to engage and periodically release envelops for passage between said rolls, with res ective type-plates, an envelop receiver at t e disc arge side of said rolls, a type plate receiver beneath the lower roll, and a packer, periodically operated at the front end of said plate receiver, to force the plates backward therein, substantially as described.

45. In a machine of the class described, a printing mechanism adapted to eject the printed article in a horizontal plane, in combination with an upstanding receiver adjacent to said mechanism and having a retarder upon its u per end, to receive the article from the mec anism and whereon the article is tilted by gravity and deposited upon the receiver, substantially as described.

$6. In a machine of the class described; a printing mechanism adapted to discharge printed articles combination with an upstanding receiver having a retarder at its upper end to receive 'said articles, and rovided with a ledge at its lower end where y successive articles are held in position to be struck and turned over by those following, substantially as described.

47. In an addressing machine a frame,

the ends of in a horizontal plane, in

and a type plate feeder operable therein, in

combination with a type plate holder arranged above said feeder, an ink roll arranged above said feeder to ink plates thereon, and a plate elevating art on the frame beneath said roll, asami for the purpose specified.

48. In an addressing machine, a frame, in combination with a type-plate feeder comprising a pair of endless belts, a holder or a magazine adapted to contain a stack of type-plates,and from which the plates are removed successively by said belts, plate guides adjacent to respective belts and overanging the same, an ink roll above the belts, a raised surface beneath said roll for supporting the plates against the pressure thereof, and suitable printing means, substantially as described.

49. In an addressing machine, a typeplatefeeder and coacting printing members, in combination with a plate receiver having its receiving end beneath said members, to

receive plates therefrom, a packer bar extending across said recelver, guides for said bar, and means at the sides of the receivers for operating said bar, substantially as described. 1 v

50. In an addressing machine a typeplate feeder in combination with a printing mechanism adapted to simultaneously receive an envelo and a typelate beneath the envelop an also adapte to discharge both the type plate and the envelop, an envelop guiding means at the discharge side of said mechanism, means adapted to guide or means, and a reci rocatin RUSSELL N. ROGERS. u Witnesses:

CHAnLEs GILBERT HAWLEY,

Cms. F. MURRAY. 

